My Burgundy Loropetalum

Описание: When I bought my Loropetalum chinensis standard "sizzling pink" it was just a neat little lollipop with a few stray hairs. How it's evolved since September of 2010! I love, love it for it's burgundy foliage and graceful form. Loropetalums are most commonly grown and seen as a shrub, often times a shrub-blob, so I waited a year and a half before I got it in standard (tree) form. It was a special order so I was thrilled to finally have one. It has taken a bit of horticultural styling to get it where it is today but my snipping is well worth the outcome. The common name for my plant is Chinese Fringe Flower or Pink Fringe Flower. You can see its recent evolution during March and April of this year in the video above.

I had not kept up on the pruning & not only was the plant getting too big for the space, but all that burgundy/purple foliage that I love had disappeared. That color results from the new foliage coming out and if not pruned on a regular basis, the old growth, which is a brownish olive green color, predominates. I will now keep up on the monthly "tipping" which I show you in the video.

This Loropetalum grows in the garden at the bottom of the steps which lead up to my house so I see it every time I come and go. I consider it a specimen plant and just wanted to share the power of a good pruning job. I've seen so many hack jobs out there but if you know how a plant can be pruned, it can become a work of garden art. Onward all you horticultural Picassos!

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There is a blog post, also entitled "My Burgundy Loropetalum", to go along with this video. Please check it out at: http://www.joyusgarden.com/plants-gal...